TUG-OF-WAR


Meaning of TUG-OF-WAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌtəg-ə(v)-ˈwȯr ]

noun

( plural tugs-of-war )

Date: 1677

1. : a struggle for supremacy or control usually involving two antagonists

2. : a contest in which two teams pull against each other at opposite ends of a rope with the object of pulling the middle of the rope over a mark on the ground

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.